Member
Name
Captain Neale Geroldus
Age
32
Appearance
Personality
When Neale has a goal set, you will likely never see anybody work harder. He can power on for days on end off of the sheer force of his willpower, and once he's got a plan in mind it is near impossible to change his mind. However, when he's not interested in something, he can be incredibly lazy. He is known for falling asleep during low-level missions and getting drunk for big meetings. That is one of the reasons he doesn't get promoted further, and also why it took him a little while to climb the ranks in the first place. He can be very irresponsible and has a very "selective memory" where he only appears to remember things that are a benefit to himself.
Despite all his apparent immaturity, when push comes to shove Neale always comes through. His ability to concentrate and stay calm in dangerous situations allows him to think on his feet. Neale is always the first and last one out of battle. On casual days he is somewhat of a loudmouth and likes to laugh and have fun, though his version of fun usually consists of teasing and belittling others. He is a man of vibrant emotions; especially when drunk. Keeping Neale in line is a chore, but once you gain his respect he will usually obey orders. However, his respect is hard to gain because he views himself as naturally above most others due to his strength and skills. He extremely overconfident in his abilities and will often end up in danger because he overestimates how much he can take, meaning that he can become a bit of a liability on a mission.
Height
5"8
Race
Human
Home Nation
Arcadia
Magical Capabilities
Metaphysical - Neale is able to manipulate the gravity that directly surrounds his person. He uses it to move faster by lessening the weight of his feet, or to strengthen his blows by adding weight and heft to his blows. He can only manipulate the gravity of things he's directly touching, and can only do so in small areas such as a fist or his feet. Attempting to manipulate larger areas of gravity completely drains his mana and leaves him weakened.
History
Born to the Geroldus family as the youngest of three sons, Neale was born into high expectations. His father was a renowned arcane mage and his mother was reputable in elemental magic. Both had taught at the National Arcadian Academy for Magic for over thirty years as professors before being promoted into administrative positions at the school. While his father was from a lowly noble family, their success as a couple started to build the reputation of the Geroldus Noble blood and they began to accumulate wealth as well as the connections they needed to become more powerful.
Militant-minded people, they strove to make their children take after them. Family discipline was strict, and one was expected to stand at attention and salute just to be served breakfast. It was when Neale turned 10 that his parents got promoted to administrative positions at the school and moved away from home to be closer to their work at the school. They took his two older brothers with them, but deemed him too young to join them in their move. They were wealthy enough to keep Neale in a second house with a full set of tutors ranging anything from magic to combat to normal school tuition.
Neale had always been a smart kid so he took to his studies well, and as long as his parents received good report cards from him they left him alone. What they didn't hear, however, was that Neale had rapidly developed from the well-behaved kid they had left into a troublemaker. He was well-loved by his tutors and staff alike, but without the strict command from his parents he began to disregard all orders and simply do what he wanted. He kept up with his studies and training for he strove to be powerful, but aside from that he went against the will of those around him as much as possible. His will to do well enabled him to advance the level of his magic and combat abilities at an incredible rate, but he hardly used his abilities to do anything but pick trouble.
Eventually his parents returned to visit him and found a disobedient, coarse and rude child. Outraged, they immediately took action to curb his privileges as well as his allowance and other comforts he had. Not wanting to seem like he had lost the battle against his parents, Neale promptly left home and enlisted in the Arcadian army in a display of independence. Parent-son negotiations broke down and nowadays Neale has very little contact with any of his family aside from the occasional letter to make sure he's still alive.
Captain Neale Geroldus
Age
32
Appearance
Personality
When Neale has a goal set, you will likely never see anybody work harder. He can power on for days on end off of the sheer force of his willpower, and once he's got a plan in mind it is near impossible to change his mind. However, when he's not interested in something, he can be incredibly lazy. He is known for falling asleep during low-level missions and getting drunk for big meetings. That is one of the reasons he doesn't get promoted further, and also why it took him a little while to climb the ranks in the first place. He can be very irresponsible and has a very "selective memory" where he only appears to remember things that are a benefit to himself.
Despite all his apparent immaturity, when push comes to shove Neale always comes through. His ability to concentrate and stay calm in dangerous situations allows him to think on his feet. Neale is always the first and last one out of battle. On casual days he is somewhat of a loudmouth and likes to laugh and have fun, though his version of fun usually consists of teasing and belittling others. He is a man of vibrant emotions; especially when drunk. Keeping Neale in line is a chore, but once you gain his respect he will usually obey orders. However, his respect is hard to gain because he views himself as naturally above most others due to his strength and skills. He extremely overconfident in his abilities and will often end up in danger because he overestimates how much he can take, meaning that he can become a bit of a liability on a mission.
Height
5"8
Race
Human
Home Nation
Arcadia
Magical Capabilities
Metaphysical - Neale is able to manipulate the gravity that directly surrounds his person. He uses it to move faster by lessening the weight of his feet, or to strengthen his blows by adding weight and heft to his blows. He can only manipulate the gravity of things he's directly touching, and can only do so in small areas such as a fist or his feet. Attempting to manipulate larger areas of gravity completely drains his mana and leaves him weakened.
History
Born to the Geroldus family as the youngest of three sons, Neale was born into high expectations. His father was a renowned arcane mage and his mother was reputable in elemental magic. Both had taught at the National Arcadian Academy for Magic for over thirty years as professors before being promoted into administrative positions at the school. While his father was from a lowly noble family, their success as a couple started to build the reputation of the Geroldus Noble blood and they began to accumulate wealth as well as the connections they needed to become more powerful.
Militant-minded people, they strove to make their children take after them. Family discipline was strict, and one was expected to stand at attention and salute just to be served breakfast. It was when Neale turned 10 that his parents got promoted to administrative positions at the school and moved away from home to be closer to their work at the school. They took his two older brothers with them, but deemed him too young to join them in their move. They were wealthy enough to keep Neale in a second house with a full set of tutors ranging anything from magic to combat to normal school tuition.
Neale had always been a smart kid so he took to his studies well, and as long as his parents received good report cards from him they left him alone. What they didn't hear, however, was that Neale had rapidly developed from the well-behaved kid they had left into a troublemaker. He was well-loved by his tutors and staff alike, but without the strict command from his parents he began to disregard all orders and simply do what he wanted. He kept up with his studies and training for he strove to be powerful, but aside from that he went against the will of those around him as much as possible. His will to do well enabled him to advance the level of his magic and combat abilities at an incredible rate, but he hardly used his abilities to do anything but pick trouble.
Eventually his parents returned to visit him and found a disobedient, coarse and rude child. Outraged, they immediately took action to curb his privileges as well as his allowance and other comforts he had. Not wanting to seem like he had lost the battle against his parents, Neale promptly left home and enlisted in the Arcadian army in a display of independence. Parent-son negotiations broke down and nowadays Neale has very little contact with any of his family aside from the occasional letter to make sure he's still alive.